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Gwyneth Lewis is based near West Auckland but she does travel up to Northumberland regularly so is bound to be near you at some point. She's produced her own horses from scratch up and ridden up to GP level. She's also a list 1 judge and para judge. Her contact details will be on the BD website...

be guided by her. My old girl worked normally from 6 weeks preggers with her first foal but started to lose the collection in canter at 4½ months (she was competing advanced dressage). I just dialed the work back gradually. Stopped cantering at 7 months, stopped trotting around Christmas and...

Given that she has the heavier blood in there I would actually be thinking something that is largely TB by blood or Trakehner. One I would look at but is only available frozen now, is Revolution (TB). He competed to advanced himself, the stock I've seen by him are good movers with a lovely...

Is this to choose a stallion or for the foal registration? Of the mainland european studbooks I prefer KWPN personally because they are very clear in their stallion grading criteria and if there are any faults they will openly declare it. They also keep assessing the stallions throughout...

His youngstock are doing pretty well - his licensed son Utah is out at Novice this year and is nice but Contis would give a better engine. Persiflage is definitely another to consider. Friend of mine has used him on her gigantic 4yo mare and the foal is stunning and very athletic. 2* is pretty...

Contis http://www.godingtonstud.com/contis.htm

I'd actually want to refine the front end and put a bigger engine on behind. With that in mind I would look at a trakehner. Relatively closed stud book, they only take in Arab and TB stock and they would give refinement and engine. Godington stud specialise in more event type trakehner. The one...

If you geld earlier you may gain a little height (1 - 2") vs not gelding or gelding late. I gelded my now 4yo at 6 months prior to weaning, he wasn't colty but his balls dropped at around 3 months. He was done standing under sedation with his Mum there. An hour to come round and check no...

Leamside Equestrian breed from sport pony stallions on WB mares as well as pure pony breeding. Their first homebred pony has just been placed at the pony dressage Europeans and was best GB placed overall. They stand three international ponies - Caesar 171, LE Chiffre, Danger 35. They also have a...

Worth a look at the Sports Pony studbook. They grade stallions into their studbook and go up to 15.2hh. Some of the smaller horses or warmblood ponies will put some substance in but drop the height. http://www.sportpony.org.uk/stallions.shtml A little off the wall but have a look at one of the...

I would go SHB-GB as there is a gap in the 3 generation pedigree and WBS can be a bit squirelly about that. SHB-GB do mare gradings right around the country. I went that route with one of my mares as she was passported by her breeder with the old BHD (and was parentage tested). When...

Love Revolution's babies. seen quite a lot of his foals at the BEF Futurity and they are nice movers, bold without being pushy.

I'd certainly stick to trakehner Contis - friend of mine had a divine mare by him, temperament to die for. http://www.godingtonstud.com/contis.htm Don't think Axis is available at public stud. Silvermoon if you can manage to get hold of frozen for him (he died earlier this year). Sire of Blue...

A good alternative to comfrey is to go for the active ingredient - allantoin. You can buy allantoin powder readily, and it avoids the issues with the liver.

I would try and stick to as near full TB as possible or possibly something like an Anglo Arab. WB in the mix gives you a risk of throwing too heavy if the wrong genes combine. Others to look at: Revolution (full TB) competed Advanced successfully himself. Seen some cracking foals by him at the...